12-letter words containing i, n, w
- misknowledge — a misunderstanding or misconception
- money cowrie — the highly polished, usually brightly colored shell of a marine gastropod of the genus Cypraea, as that of C. moneta (money cowrie) used as money in certain parts of Asia and Africa, or that of C. tigris, used for ornament.
- mountain dew — moonshine; whisky that has been illegally distilled
- mountainward — Towards a mountain or mountains.
- mulligatawny — a curry-flavored soup of East Indian origin, made with chicken or meat stock.
- narrowminded — Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
- new atlantis — a political allegory by Francis Bacon, published in 1627.
- new brighton — a town in E Minnesota.
- new business — New business is the number of new policies that are written by an insurance company in a particular period.
- new canadian — a recent immigrant to Canada
- new egyptian — the Egyptian language, c. 1600-700 b.c.
- new frontier — the principles and policies of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party under the leadership of President John F. Kennedy.
- new hebrides — former name of Vanuatu.
- new learning — the humanist revival of classical Greek and Latin studies and the development of Biblical scholarship in the 15th and 16th centuries in Europe.
- new paradigm — a set of beliefs that replaces another set which is believed no longer to apply
- new politics — politics concerned more with grass-roots participation in the political process than with party loyalty or affiliation: identified especially with the candidacies of Senators Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern.
- new urbanism — an international movement concerned with tackling the problems associated with urban sprawl and car dependency
- new-laid egg — an egg that has been freshly laid by a chicken
- newfashioned — Alternative form of new-fashioned.
- newly minted — new, recently created
- news service — an agency that gathers news stories for its members or subscribers. Compare news agency (def 1), press association, wire service.
- newsmagazine — a periodical specializing in reports and commentaries on current events, usually issued weekly.
- newspapering — Present participle of newspaper.
- newspaperism — anything characteristic of newspapers, esp a word or phrase used only by journalists
- newsweeklies — Plural form of newsweekly.
- nigger brown — a dark brown colour
- night sweats — heavy sweating during sleep, especially as a symptom of certain diseases, as tuberculosis.
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- noahide laws — the seven laws given to Noah after the Flood, which decree the establishment of a fair system of justice in society, and prohibit idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery and incest, robbery, and the eating of flesh taken from a living animal
- nonflowering — (biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
- nonnewtonian — Not Newtonian.
- nonyellowing — that does not become yellow, esp with age
- not with you — not able to grasp or follow what you are saying
- noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- of two minds — If you are of two minds, you are uncertain about what to do, especially when you have to choose between two courses of action.
- off the wind — away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
- old-womanish — Sometimes Offensive. having characteristics considered typical of an old woman, as excessive fussiness or timidity.
- on a bowline — beating close to the wind
- opera window — a narrow, fixed window on each side of the rear passenger compartment of an automobile.
- oriel window — a bay window, esp one that is supported by one or more brackets or corbels
- overcrowding — Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
- overpowering — that overpowers; overwhelming: an overpowering conviction of the truth.
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- owing to sth — You use owing to when you are introducing the reason for something.
- owner-driver — a person who owns the vehicle he drives
- paraffin wax — paraffin in its solid state.
- part-writing — the aspect of composition concerned with the writing of parts, esp counterpoint
- passion week — the week preceding Easter; Holy Week.
- pennywhistle — a cheap toy whistle orig. sold for a penny
- phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.